Poet in the cloister
Search results
The Color of Pomegranates is a biography of the Armenian ashug Sayat-Nova (King of Song) that attempts to reveal the poet's life visually and poetically rather than literally.
Jan 27, 1982 · A film by Sergei Parajanov that depicts the life and poetry of Sayat Nova, a 18th century Armenian troubadour, through images and symbols. The film was censored, banned, and restored, and is considered a masterpiece of surrealism and cinema.
- (14K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- Sergei Parajanov
- 1982-01-27
Jan 29, 2011 · Color of Pomegranates - Sayat Nova (1968) Synopsis. Director Sergei Paradjanov made a practice of making highly idiosyncratic films based on the folklore of regions in the former Soviet Union. In 1969 he made this film, based in part on the life of the 18th-century Armenian poet-monk, Sayat Nova.
- 73 min
- 46.6K
- alirus
Apr 13, 2020 · This avant-garde film by Armenian director Sergei Parajanov depicts the life of revered the 18th-century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova (Vilen Galstyan).
- 80 min
- 74.6K
- THE CAUCASUS TOURS
A poetic and visionary film by Sergei Parajanov that explores the life and legacy of Armenian troubadour Sayat-Nova. The film blends poetry, ethnography, and cinema in a series of iconographic tableaux that revive the splendors of Armenian culture.
This edition features the cut closest to Parajanov’s original vision, in a restoration that brings new life to one of cinema’s most enigmatic meditations on art and beauty. A breathtaking ...
Jun 21, 2018 · The film is an experimental and symbolic portrayal of the life and poetry of the 18th-century Armenian poet Sayat-Nova. It shows how he saw the world as a window to something beyond suffering, and how he found beauty in everything from pomegranates to death.
